Glamorous celebration

It is a truth universally acknowledged across the civilised world that when Nicholas Coleridge president of an international publishing company hosts a party everyone comesSuch has been the media mavenrsquos perch in the world of media celebrity fashion luxury design that he has some of the worldrsquos most powerful individuals on speed dial And so when Coleridge decided to celebrate Alex Kuruvillarsquos of Conde Nast successful decade with the group the ballroom of a fivestar saw some of the countryrsquos most famous faces in attendanceAlex Kuruvilla and Nicholas ColeridgeBollywood was represented by Kangana Ranaut Katrina Kaif and Karan Johar fashion by Tarun Tahliani Anita Dongre Sabyasachi Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla the art world by Reena and Jitesh Kallat Riyaz Komu and Bose Krishnamachari glamour by Natasha Poonawalla Haseena Jethmalani Kriti Sanon and Roohi Jaikishan and the luxury hotel industry by the Tajrsquos Taljinder Singh the Leelarsquos Rajiv Kaul and the Oberoirsquos Devendra BharmaKatrina Kaif Alex Kuruvilla Karan JoharWhatrsquos more there were speeches toasts and even a video phone in from the likes of Deepika Padukone Amitabh Kant Vir Sanghvi and AD Singh And as these things go there were limos drawing up even as we exited at the bewitched hour and the party showed no sign of winding downRaghavendra Rathore and Tarun TahilianiLunch with Dr PaiLunch with Dr Jamuna Pai grande dame of beauty and cosmetic procedures in the city is always illuminating When we met at a SoBo club this Wednesday Pai brought us up to speed on the three cheers of her recent professional achievments the recasting of one of her famous brands as the more appropriate Skin Lab with new branding and a new logo ldquoWhen we started out we were really focused more on traditional skin solutions like facials etcrdquo says PaildquoBut over the years we have delved into cutting edge non invasive procedures like Botox and fillers hence the new name is more appropriaterdquo adds the lady who travels the world continuously seeking to upgrade her knowledge and skills The other two causes for cheer are the opening of the newly refurbished quarters of her clinic in Khar and the launch of a new clinic in BangalorerdquoAs for the question we had been wanting to ask her for a while whorsquos more beauty and skin conscious mdash the women of Delhi or Mumbai Pai who has a flourishing client based in the capital didnrsquot hesitate a moment to reply ldquoAny day the women of Delhi they leave the Mumbai women far behind when it comes to vanityrdquo Hmmm somehow thatrsquos what wersquod always thoughtTo dad with loveAlways nice to see fatherdaughter bonding We came across this picture of young actress Shazahn Padamsee and theatre veteran and leading prime time sound byter Alyque Padamsee posted by the actress on social mediaShazahn and Alyque PadamseeThe picture was taken last week at the performance of lsquoLegend of Loversrsquo which was not only also Padamseersquos 76th directorial venture but also the one which fulfilled his daughterrsquos dream of acting in a play directed by him Shazahn captioned the photo ldquoThe day I finally fulfilled my childhood dreamrdquo NiceTokyo to DelhiThe vivacious TV host and publishing heiress Koel Purie flew into Delhi from Japan where she is currently based and found to her great delight that one of the episodes of her popular show had won an awardKoel Purie receives the awardldquoI didnrsquot even know it was nominatedrdquo she posted later on social media adding ldquoSo I put on a dress and lipstick and went to receive itrdquo And the flurry of congratulatory responses had more or less the same theme some dress and some hair doCulture activistldquoItrsquos about why itrsquos very important for the city to think about creating cultural institutions that allow for all forms of creative expressionsrdquo says Tasneem Zakaria Mehta Managing Trustee and Director of the Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum about the talk she will be delivering next week at the Willingdon Club on BombayMumbai The Past Present and the FutureTasneem Zakaria MehtaldquoBecause creative thinking is at the core of innovation and success We are in a different time zone ie we are still stuck in the 19th century Our mindset has to change and while the government is opening up all other sectors it will still not let go of culturerdquo says the lady whose runins with authorities have not stopped her from not just reviving and restoring the Bhau Daji Lad museum but also introducing museum culture into the cityrsquos consciousnessAs for the Willingdon she says ldquoItrsquos probably one of Mumbairsquos finest clubs and it has a wonderful heritage ambience that it has preserved so itrsquos the perfect place for the talkrdquo